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(15 comments) SHARE        Friday, April 2, 2021
Whatever Happened to Personal Responsibility? It may be hard to imagine but, a couple of decades ago, Republicans described themselves as "the Party of personal responsibility." The Grand Old Party imagined itself as the Party of rugged individualists, folks who clawed their way to the top with an unstoppable combination of ambition, perseverance, and moral rectitude. Republicans claimed the moral high ground. No more.

SHARE        Friday, March 27, 2020
Ready or Not, Here Comes the Recession The U.S. economy is heading into recession. Washington politicians are trying to prevent this but a prolonged period of negative growth appears inevitable. What should we expect?

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, July 3, 2020
Happy Lemming Day Saturday is America's favorite summer holiday, Independence Day. In normal times, we celebrate the fourth of July with backyard barbecues or ballpark outings or beach parties. This year, because of the pandemic, most of us will "celebrate" by sheltering in place. Fortunately, on the third of July, Donald Trump will inaugurate a new national holiday, "Lemming Day."

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 13, 2009
The Second Shoe Drops: Worsening California's Budget Crisis Californians breathed a sigh of relief on February 19th, when the state legislature ended months of political gridlock and agreed upon a $144.5 million budget. It's likely that many Golden State residents turned their attention to pressing financial concerns such as holding onto their job. Nonetheless, Californians' behavior is problematic because another serious problem has emerged: the possibility an immutable spending cap.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, July 19, 2019
Do Not Take the Bait On Sunday, July 14th, Donald Trump began a barrage of racist tweets that has stirred up yet another political storm. Four Democratic female congresswomen of color were attacked by Trump. They accused him of following an "agenda of white nationalists" and asked that Americans "do not take the bait" of his divisive rhetoric. Are Trump's tweets another manifestation of his poor judgement or part of a sinister plan?

SHARE        Friday, August 25, 2017
Game of Trump: The Battle of Charlottesville We're more than half way through season 1 of "Game of Trump" and each week's episode brings new surprises. The aftermath of the battle of Charlottesville caused Emperor Trump to reveal his true character. Meanwhile, the resistance found new energy.

(1 comments) SHARE        Tuesday, December 13, 2022
2022 Midterms: What We Learned The final midterm votes have been counted. Rather than being swept away in a "red wave", Democrats increased their Senate majority (51-49) with the re-election of Raphael Warnock. And the Republicans gained a slight House majority of five votes (222-213) -- with one Democratic seat (VA 4) open because of death. Here are three observations:

(3 comments) SHARE        Friday, October 12, 2018
Global Climate Change Comes Home There are many reasons to dislike Donald Trump. He's an unrepentant sexual predator, who lies without remorse. In addition, Trump is a bigoted bully whose only moral precept is "might makes right." The most important reason to dislike Donald is that he refuses to protect our children and grandchildren. Trump is obsessed with immediate gratification and has chosen to ignore global climate change. Now it's coming home to bit us.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, March 22, 2019
Managing Traumatic Trump Disorder Just when it appears that Donald Trump's behavior cannot get any worse, it plunges to a new low. The week of March 11 brought a fresh batch of Trump outrage. For those of us suffering from Traumatic Trump Disorder, it's time to take new action to protect our mental health.

(4 comments) SHARE        Friday, January 15, 2010
Financial Terrorism The Wall Street meltdown in the Fall of 2008 had striking parallels to the destruction of the twin towers on September 11, 2001. In both cases there were unheeded warnings, a traumatic event, problematic initial response, and failure to punish the perpetrators. Will financial terrorism flourish, as has jihadi terrorism?

(7 comments) SHARE        Friday, May 16, 2014
Elizabeth Warren: Saving the Democrats Reading Senator Elizabeth Warren's new book, "A Fighting Chance," I thought about the parallels between her career and that of Barack Obama. Both are brilliant lawyers with inspiring personal stories. Both entered national politics running for the senate and gave well-received speeches at the Democratic convention. Obama represents a continuation of Clinton-era "third way" policies. Warren offers a strident new populism.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, April 6, 2018
What's Wrong With Trump, This Time? During most of Easter Week, Donald Trump was uncharacteristically silent. Then, starting on Easter Sunday, Trump tweeted that he would end DACA, "stop" NAFTA, and move troops to the Southern Border. What spurred this crazy talk?

(1 comments) SHARE        Saturday, April 16, 2022
Ukraine: Republican Disinformation As the war in Ukraine drags on, it becomes increasingly apparent that one of the major parameters is disinformation. For example, the attitude inside Russia seems to be that Vladimir Putin's military operations are justified because Putin is protecting "the fatherland" from neo-Nazis. Pro-Putin propaganda has been disseminated throughout the world; It has infected Republican legislators.

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, August 5, 2016
Who Are Trump Voters? The latest Huffington Post Poll of Polls shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 47.1 percent to 39.7 percent. Many political observers feel that Trump's voter "ceiling" is 40 percent of the electorate. Who are these voters?

SHARE        Friday, May 15, 2020
The U.S. Reaches the Tipping Point The United States has reached a critical juncture in the 2020 battle against COVID-19, a "tipping point." This is epitomized by a small but hugely symbolic action: Donald Trump's refusal to wear a protective mask.

SHARE        Friday, February 23, 2018
The Four Pillars of the Russia Probe On February 16th, the Justice Department unveiled the first of four pillars of the Mueller investigation into interference in the 2016 election: the indictment of 13 Russians for Internet-based meddling. This should end Trump claims the Mueller investigation is a "hoax." The DOJ announcement suggests that we should expect many more indictments as a product of the remaining three pillars of the probe.

(9 comments) SHARE        Thursday, August 14, 2008
It's the Water, Stupid! It's said our primeval ancestors had a simple arithmetic system: "One, two, three, many". That describes the focus of many 2008 voters, whose concerns are the economy, energy prices, Iraq, and "those other problems." As we get closer to the presidential election, most Americans aren't worried about global warming. Maybe they will be when they turn the tap and no water comes out.

(3 comments) SHARE        Friday, December 8, 2006
Killing Conservatism With conservatives still reeling from their losses in the mid-term election, for the first time in six years liberals have something to cheer about. Rather than gloat about President Bush's ineptness, or the failure of the GOP-controlled 109th Congress, liberals should focus on their opportunity to sink the conservative ideology that has dominated American politics for twenty-five years.

(2 comments) SHARE        Friday, May 25, 2018
All the President's Men: Mike Pence The Trump Administration is so dreadful they've made the George W. Bush Administration seem almost acceptable in comparison. Dubya surrounded himself with qualified staff. As awful as Bush Vice President Dick Cheney was, he had notable Washington experience: he'd served as White House Chief of Staff and as Secretary of Defense. In contrast, Pence went from conservative talk-show host to Ineffective congressman to Trump's VP.

(5 comments) SHARE        Friday, November 23, 2012
Reappraising Obama In the last one hundred years, only four Democrats have twice been elected President: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Obama's reelection was doubly remarkable considering the sluggish economy, the $2 billion plus spent to defeat him, and the fact that at the beginning of his campaign many Democrats were unenthusiastic. Obviously voters reappraised the President.

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